Low return rate prompts second notice: Toastmaster Toasters Recalled Because Of Potential Fire, Burn, And Shock Hazards

June 24, 1991 Release # 91-087 Low return rate prompts second notice: Toastmaster Toasters Recalled Because Of Potential Fire, Burn, And Shock Hazards WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Because of a low return rate after the first recall notice a year ago, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Toastmaster Inc. of Columbia, MO, are renewing their warning to owners of Toastmaster Model D126T electric toasters. Some toasters have a defective switch that could allow the heating elements to continue operating after the toasting cycle which may create a fire, contact burn, or severe electric shock hazard. Only seven percent of the potentially 8,857 hazardous toasters have been returned in the past year. Toastmaster said its Model D126T electric toaster features a chrome case with a black-and-silver nameplate. The Toastmaster brand name appears on the lower right-hand corner of each appliance. Manufactured in April, May and June of 1989, the toasters sold nationwide between $30 and $35 each. Consumers should check the crumb tray at the bottom of the toaster for the D126T model number and a five letter and digit date code running from EL101 through EL158. While there have been no…